The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 2136
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
6:40 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2638
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 12:35 PM, is deepest at 1:03 PM and ends at 1:32 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.0° / 320.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 35m / -11.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.27° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.