The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2139
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
7:03 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2675
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 | 193.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.2° / 294.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.06° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.01° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 131.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.