The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2083
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
7:09 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1982
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 | 344.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 167.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 7.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.10° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.60° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.