The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2081
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
3:04 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1958
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 53.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.53° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.24° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.