The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 1985
Waning Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
2:56 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 770
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 | 310.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 219.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -13.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.34° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.36° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.