The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2111
Waxing Crescent
44.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
2:10 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2329
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 62.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 19m / 20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.53° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.95° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.59° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.