The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 2059
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1686
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 22.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.61° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.96° / -0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.38° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.