The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2127
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2527
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 | 53.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.59° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.69° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.