The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 1974
Waning Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
2:40 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 634
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 | 292.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 226.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -11.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.55° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.58° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.