The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2139
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 PM
7:34 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2675
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 | 205.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.9° / 279.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -22.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.45° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.18° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.