The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2022
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 PM
6:57 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1228
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 322.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 36m / -7.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.04° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.94° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 338.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.