The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2189
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
9:17 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3294
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 124.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 11.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.54° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / 3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.06° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.