The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2044
Waning Gibbous
83.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
8:53 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.3%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1500
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 | 228.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 258.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -27.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.47° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.70° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.