The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2088
Waning Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
2:15 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2044
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 | 286.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 231.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.51° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.99° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.00° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.