The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2157
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
3:03 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2898
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.6° / 54.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.26° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.68° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.42° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.