The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 1942
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
9:19 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 239
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 | 12.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 10.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.03° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.70° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.