The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 1945
Waxing Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
12:11 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 276
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 | 57.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 21.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.55° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.72° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.57° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.