The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 1962
Waxing Gibbous
83.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 PM
4:04 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.9%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 486
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 132.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 40.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 41m / 10.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.88° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.89° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.