The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 1917
Waning Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
1:48 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -71
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 236.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.77° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / -3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.90° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.