The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 2052
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 PM
8:24 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1599
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.8° / 283.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.29° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.11° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.