The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2116
Waxing Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2391
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 | 43.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 24.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.92° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.95° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.