The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2105
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
10:58 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2255
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 | 27.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 19.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.94° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.36° / -0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.43° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.