The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2079
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
7:04 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1933
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 11:26 PM, is deepest at 1:08 AM and ends at 2:50 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.3° / 310.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -12.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.96° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / 0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.13° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.