The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 1964
Waxing Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 511
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 | 57.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 22.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.36° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / 1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.26° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.