The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 2078
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1921
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 | 45.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.73° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.57° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.