The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2071
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 PM
7:38 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1834
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 | 193.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 301.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -11.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.83° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.56° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.