The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 1978
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
1:27 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 684
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 69.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.77° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.49° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.11° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.