The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2111
First Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
2:55 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2329
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 55.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.33° / -1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / 1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.39° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.