The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2021
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1216
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 | 49.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.42° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.56° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.