The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 2002
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 981
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 87.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.89° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.37° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.