The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2175
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
3:11 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3120
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 216.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -13.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.51° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.12° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.30° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.