The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
5:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 857
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 | 159.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 355.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / -6.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.86° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.25° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.