The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2066
Waning Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
10:57 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1772
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 | 251.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 32m / -23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.26° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.14° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.