The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2145
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
3:15 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2749
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 | 298.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 221.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -9.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.79° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.24° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.