The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 2129
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
4:52 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2551
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 198.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -7.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.31° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.35° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.