The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 2047
Last Quarter
55.2% 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
2:26 AM
12:04 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1537
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 240.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.80° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.76° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.52° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.