The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2102
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
7:38 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2217
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 | 349.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.3° / 159.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.32° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.42° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.