The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 1920
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
4:53 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -34
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 | 317.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 205.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -2.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.27° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.28° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.