The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 16, 2181
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
10:58 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3195
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.23° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / 2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.39° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.