The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 1975
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 647
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 | 46.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 85.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.14° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / 1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.74° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| 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.