The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2138
Waxing Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
2:38 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2663
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 | 83.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 58.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 25.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.69° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.22° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.