The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2183
Waning Crescent
38.8% 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
3:09 AM
1:53 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3219
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 | 283.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 232.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -13.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.78° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.67° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.