The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2040
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1451
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 | 47.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.72° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.97° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.