The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 2012
Waning Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
4:06 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1104
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 | 308.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 215.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -4.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.42° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.20° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.