The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2093
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2106
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 262.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.29° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.36° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.