The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2129
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
6:01 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2551
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 181.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 02m / -2.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.44° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.57° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.