The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 1983
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
11:04 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 746
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 99.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.46° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.68° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.