The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2036
Waning Gibbous
68.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
11:05 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.0%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1401
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 | 249.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 252.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.28° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.31° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.