The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 2050
Waning Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
1:49 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1574
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 | 281.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 233.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -13.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.72° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.41° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.