The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2108
Waxing Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2292
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.80° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.50° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.