The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 1938
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
6:46 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 189
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 | 202.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.6° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.61° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.00° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.