The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
79.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 PM
4:31 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.1%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1290
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 | 125.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 34.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 14m / 9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.95° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.63° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.