The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2095
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 PM
5:52 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2131
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 8.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / 7.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.11° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.02° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.