The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2077
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
11:51 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1908
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 237.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 31m / -25.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.60° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.34° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.58° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.