The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2005
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
3:16 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1018
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 52.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 25.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.38° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.26° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.