The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2140
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
7:48 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2687
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 | 350.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.1° / 157.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 11.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.13° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.04° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.