The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 2143
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
9:52 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2725
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 | 15.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.19° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.03° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.