The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 1975
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
12:20 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 647
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 | 58.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.22° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.53° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.