The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 2042
Waning Crescent
26.4% 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
4:43 AM
2:54 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1475
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 | 298.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 214.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.26° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.06° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.