The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 2148
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
5:56 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2786
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 182.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / -3.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.86° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.38° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.