The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 1969
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
7:26 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 572
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 166.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 12.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.90° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.94° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 137.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.