The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2096
Last Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
12:03 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2143
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 235.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -25.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.71° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.40° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.37° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.