The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2100
Waxing Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
1:29 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2193
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 28.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.89° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.84° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.