The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2119
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
1:12 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2428
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 69.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 28.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.79° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.24° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.