The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2048
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
11:51 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1550
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 | 38.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 89.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.41° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.42° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.