The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 1977
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
4:46 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 671
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 211.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / 0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.90° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.02° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.