The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2031
Waning Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
3:11 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1339
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 223.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -8.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.16° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.79° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.