The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2147
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
7:26 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2774
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 | 186.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.7° / 310.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 08m / -8.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.79° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.62° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.