The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2039
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
1:23 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1438
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 | 281.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 227.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -21.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.98° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.16° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.