The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2029
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
10:17 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1315
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.25° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.45° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.