The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2107
Waning Crescent
37.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
2:03 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.4%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2279
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 232.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -12.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.85° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.61° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.