The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 1904
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
8:05 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -231
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 146.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.52° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.61° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.