The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
5:17 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2972
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 | 148.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.2° / 11.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / -0.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.65° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.58° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.