The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
82.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 PM
5:09 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.3%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1661
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 | 130.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 25.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 13.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.44° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.60° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.