The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 1926
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
10:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 41
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 | 40.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.93° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / 5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.09° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.