The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2071
Waning Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
8:15 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1834
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 | 204.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 287.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -14.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.55° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.73° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.