The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 2154
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2861
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 25.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.32° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.25° / -4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.53° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.