The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 1908
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
6:12 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -182
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.9° / 343.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 45m / -5.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.33° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.04° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.