The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2055
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1636
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 | 232.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.58° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.45° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.73° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.