The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2169
Waning Gibbous
74.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
10:14 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.3%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3046
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 | 241.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 254.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 52m / -23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.05° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.34° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.