The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 1996
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
5:59 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 906
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 186.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / 0.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.30° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.33° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.