The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 2024
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
3:07 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1253
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 53.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 26.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.64° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.05° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.65° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.