The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2056
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
8:54 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1649
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 129.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 13m / 8.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.75° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.31° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.