The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2051
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
12:28 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1587
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 | 62.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.91° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.75° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.72° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.