The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 1928
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
3:01 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 65
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 219.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -13.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.95° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.67° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.35° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.