The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2056
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
9:51 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1649
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 | 18.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 12.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.61° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.09° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.