The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 1916
Waxing Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
4:16 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -83
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 | 148.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.1° / 34.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / -0.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.52° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.71° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.