The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 2058
Waning Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
1:13 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1673
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 227.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -22.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.55° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.34° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.96° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.