The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 2200
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
10:36 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3430
Events on this date
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Venus 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 | 25.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 16.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.09° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.79° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.