The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 1982
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 AM
11:38 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 733
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 244.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 03m / -21.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.35° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.46° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.