The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2094
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
9:01 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2119
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 8.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.12° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.91° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.