The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 2052
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 PM
7:48 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1599
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 | 197.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.2° / 295.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -13.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.46° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / -2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.94° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.