The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2102
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
6:30 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2217
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 | 336.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 180.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 4.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.83° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.19° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.