The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2117
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
6:45 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2403
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 11:33 AM, is deepest at 12:27 PM and ends at 1:21 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.2° / 319.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 36m / -10.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.29° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.93° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.42° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.