The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 1987
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 PM
7:32 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 795
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 | 200.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.1° / 287.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.26° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.17° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.