The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2010
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
10:55 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1080
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.23° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.04° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.