The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2028
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
12:32 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 237.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -20.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.90° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.92° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.