The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2006
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 PM
7:35 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1030
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.3° / 284.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -20.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.14° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.97° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.