The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 PM
5:41 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1661
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 | 142.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 12.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 8.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.98° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.43° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.