The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 1940
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
1:24 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 214
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 15.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.29° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.53° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.