The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
6:22 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1277
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 181.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / 2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.30° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.39° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.