The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 1980
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
9:10 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 709
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 | 21.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 12.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.60° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.58° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.