The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 1929
Waxing Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
1:12 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 78
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 26.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.64° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.99° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| 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.