The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 1977
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
5:44 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 671
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 197.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / 4.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.25° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.25° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.