The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2166
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 PM
7:45 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3009
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 | 192.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.3° / 302.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -10.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.06° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.40° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.