The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 2107
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
1:08 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2279
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 238.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -15.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.97° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.41° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.