The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2053
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
6:04 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1611
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 | 332.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 183.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / -0.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.84° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / 1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.75° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.