The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
6:15 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2873
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 | 167.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.4° / 341.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.87° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.97° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.