The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
5:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2267
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 | 160.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.0° / 354.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / -5.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.41° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.83° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.