The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 1988
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
8:49 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 808
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 134.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 14.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.10° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.24° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 201.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.