The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 1962
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 PM
4:34 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 486
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.4° / 31.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 6.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.68° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.72° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.