The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2048
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
10:57 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1550
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 21.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.55° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.64° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.