The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
68.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
3:46 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.8%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2465
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 111.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 45.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.39° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.19° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.