The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2020
Waning Crescent
33.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
2:08 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.4%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1203
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 221.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.66° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.55° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.