The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2042
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
4:10 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1475
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 | 311.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 204.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.76° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.28° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.