The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 2036
Waning Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
10:19 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1401
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 | 237.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 259.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -18.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.15° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.13° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.