The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2105
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
9:46 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2255
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.85° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.66° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.