The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 1902
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
1:40 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -256
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 67.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.97° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.16° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.