The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 1958
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
4:13 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 436
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 | 322.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 218.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 10m / -1.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.01° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.21° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.