The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 16, 2199
Waning Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
4:58 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3423
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 208.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 2.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.26° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.05° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.