The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2128
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 PM
7:56 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2539
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 296.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -11.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.38° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.97° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.