The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2078
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
12:39 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1921
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 | 58.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 26.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.01° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.08° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.36° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.