The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2112
Waning Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2341
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 | 231.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 262.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.52° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / -3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.15° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.