The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2061
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
4:18 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1710
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 | 313.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 203.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -10.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.42° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.07° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.