The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 1991
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
9:41 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 845
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 | 11.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 118.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.55° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.07° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 230.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.