The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
5:07 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 251
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 | 134.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 23.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 9.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.22° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / -1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.00° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.