The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2162
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
10:20 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2960
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 | 21.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 107.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.75° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / 0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.21° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.