The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Waning Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
4:44 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1141
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 204.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -4.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.09° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.73° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.92° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.