The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2076
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
5:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1896
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.2° / 5.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / 6.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.52° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.64° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.