The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 2142
Waning Gibbous
65.1% 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
1:29 AM
11:16 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2712
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 | 252.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 249.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 39m / -20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.18° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.14° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.