The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2021
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
11:47 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1216
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 | 38.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.62° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.78° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.