The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2180
Last Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
12:28 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3182
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 242.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 38m / -17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.43° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.77° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| 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.