The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 2072
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
5:36 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1846
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 | 327.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 189.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -2.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.28° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.35° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.