The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2116
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
11:17 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2391
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 21.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.46° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.17° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.