The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2066
Last Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
12:08 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1772
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 240.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.38° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.33° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.