The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 1983
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
9:54 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 746
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 | 29.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.73° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.90° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| 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.