The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 1976
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 PM
7:21 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 659
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 | 211.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.4° / 291.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.01° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.60° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.