The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 2080
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
4:49 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1945
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 | 318.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 198.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -7.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.48° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.89° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.