The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 16, 2173
Waxing Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
12:08 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3096
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 | 50.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 77.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 27.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.57° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.71° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.