The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 16, 2200
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 PM
12:01 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3436
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.31° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.07° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.