The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2088
Waning Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
3:16 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2044
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 223.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -8.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.25° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.34° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.21° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.