The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2073
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
2:40 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1859
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 57.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.10° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.38° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.81° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.