The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 1932
Waxing Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
3:38 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 115
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 47.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 14.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.62° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.72° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.