The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
5:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2032
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.5° / 3.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 56m / -4.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.76° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.61° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.