The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2070
Waxing Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
1:25 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1822
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 69.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.25° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.71° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.