The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2121
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
7:49 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2452
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 | 350.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 156.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 11.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.14° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.23° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.