The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2113
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
7:54 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2353
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 148.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 3.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.46° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.67° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 21.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.