The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 2118
Waning Crescent
24.1% 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
4:43 AM
3:13 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2415
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 213.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -15.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.86° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.87° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.