The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 1959
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
1:36 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 449
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 | 94.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.58° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.73° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.