The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
4:01 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1290
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 42.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 15.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.91° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.81° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.