The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 1969
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
6:20 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 572
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.5° / 187.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 6.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.00° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.71° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.