The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
4:57 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1426
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 28.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 14.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.76° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.40° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.