The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 1959
Waxing Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
12:53 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 449
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 | 82.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 17.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.98° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.93° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.