The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 PM
5:13 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2267
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 | 147.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.9° / 13.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -1.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.28° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.00° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.