The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 1964
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
11:12 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 511
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 | 44.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.78° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.48° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.