The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 2091
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
6:16 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2081
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 1.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 178.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / -0.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.86° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.15° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.