The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2172
Waning Crescent
38.9% 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
3:57 AM
1:29 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3083
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 | 283.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 224.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.34° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.40° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.