The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 1939
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
3:29 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 201
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 | 314.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 225.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -4.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.98° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.38° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.