The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
5:57 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2032
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 | 165.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 344.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 41m / -8.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.72° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.44° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.