The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
90.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 PM
5:47 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.5%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2601
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 10.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 8.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.05° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.62° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.