The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 2039
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
12:17 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1438
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 235.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.43° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.96° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.