The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2034
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
5:52 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1376
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 187.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / -0.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.69° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.94° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.