The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 16, 2176
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
3:09 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3133
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 53.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.11° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.32° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.63° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.