The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 1901
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
3:37 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -269
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 225.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -3.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.22° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.99° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.