The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 2109
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
7:56 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2304
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 | 198.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 295.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -12.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.68° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.16° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.