The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2150
Waning Gibbous
80.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.9%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2811
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 261.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.61° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.31° / -1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.55° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.