The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2082
Waning Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
8:59 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1970
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 | 229.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 257.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.96° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.12° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.