The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2055
Waning Gibbous
71.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
10:47 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1636
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 254.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.95° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.91° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.