The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2043
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
3:21 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1488
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 51.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.60° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.88° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.88° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.