The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2037
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
8:16 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1413
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 140.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 5.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.96° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.12° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 338.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.