The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2142
Waning Gibbous
73.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
10:21 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.9%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2712
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 | 241.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 255.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -21.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.23° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.96° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.