The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2099
Waning Crescent
14.0% 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
5:16 AM
4:34 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2180
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 201.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -8.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.21° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.25° / 3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.49° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.