The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 1909
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
1:44 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -170
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 | 297.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 228.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.49° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.34° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.