The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 1984
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
6:32 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 758
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 320.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.35° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.01° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.