The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2051
Waxing Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
1:22 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1587
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 | 74.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 69.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.34° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.06° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.50° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.