The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 2137
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
4:36 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2650
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 203.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -7.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.69° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.90° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.