The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 2018
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
8:58 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1179
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 129.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 8.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.13° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.70° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.