The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 2005
Waxing Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
2:32 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1018
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 | 79.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 58.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 27.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.48° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.46° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.