The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
88.6% 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
4:57 PM
5:33 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1426
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 | 140.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.1° / 15.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 9.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.34° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.22° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.