The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 1967
Waxing Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
12:10 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 548
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 27.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.15° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.56° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| 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.