The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 1917
Waning Crescent
40.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
12:34 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.3%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -71
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 242.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.51° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.69° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.