The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2050
Waning Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
2:59 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1574
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 | 295.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 225.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -9.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.07° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.61° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.