The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2012
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
3:05 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1104
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 224.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -9.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.81° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.99° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.