The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 1956
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 412
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.71° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.84° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.