The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 PM
7:39 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1129
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 | 196.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 295.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.15° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.55° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.