The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 1926
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
11:48 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 41
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.97° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.87° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.