The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2131
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 PM
8:44 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2576
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.2° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.17° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.59° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.