The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 1974
Waning Crescent
40.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
1:41 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.3%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 634
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 281.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 232.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.63° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.98° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.37° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.