The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 1994
Waxing Crescent
26.4% 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
10:30 AM
12:36 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 882
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 | 61.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 20.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.12° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.71° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.