The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2124
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
10:50 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2490
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.23° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / -0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.63° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.