The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2026
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
7:36 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1277
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 159.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 8.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.40° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.62° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.