The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 2007
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
7:34 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1042
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 159.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 8.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.63° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.81° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.