The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 2097
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2156
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 | 44.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 24.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.90° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.77° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.