The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 1949
Waning Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 PM
7:15 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 325
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 | 214.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.3° / 282.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.37° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.24° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.