The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 2081
Waxing Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
2:14 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1958
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 | 76.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 60.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 27.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.66° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.44° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.