The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2185
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 PM
8:08 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3244
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.7° / 293.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -12.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.28° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.18° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.