The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 1947
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
1:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 300
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 | 293.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.22° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.72° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.