The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 2002
Waxing Crescent
7.6% 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
8:33 AM
11:09 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 981
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.46° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.59° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.