The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2132
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
9:09 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2589
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 | 8.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 9.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.66° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.29° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.