The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 PM
5:09 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3071
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 | 129.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 25.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 37m / 14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.59° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.16° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.