The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 1948
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
2:00 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 313
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 63.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 26.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.13° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.97° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.