The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2043
Waxing Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
2:32 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1488
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 | 80.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 58.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 27.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.05° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.08° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.