The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2054
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
2:42 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1624
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 56.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.08° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.19° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.62° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.