The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2001
Last Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
12:29 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 968
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 235.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -22.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.96° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.55° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.