The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 1944
Last Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
1:04 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 263
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 233.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.46° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.56° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.