The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 1928
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
1:50 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 65
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 227.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.10° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.47° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.14° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.