The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 1961
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
8:52 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 474
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 | 18.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 11.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.15° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.38° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.