The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 2070
Waxing Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
12:28 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1822
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 76.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 18.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.98° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.92° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.