The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 1956
Waxing Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
12:23 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 412
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 | 73.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.92° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.63° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.