The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 2140
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
6:30 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2687
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 | 335.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 182.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / 5.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.95° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.81° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.