The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
3:56 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2230
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 43.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 11.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.03° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.80° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.