The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 1934
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
10:32 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 140
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.59° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.52° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.