The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 1993
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
3:30 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 869
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 | 301.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 220.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -7.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.25° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.40° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.