The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2186
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
5:08 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3256
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 193.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / -7.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.00° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.77° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.