The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 2040
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
12:37 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1451
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 | 58.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 74.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.71° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.76° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.