The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2006
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
8:07 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1030
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 | 214.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.4° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.90° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.14° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.