The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 1986
Waxing Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
1:38 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 783
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 | 81.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 27.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.16° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.56° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.