The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2059
Waxing Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
12:18 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1686
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 | 55.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 25.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.83° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.05° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.16° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.