The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 1980
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
7:58 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 709
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 | 7.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 149.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 8.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.66° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.80° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.