The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 2146
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2762
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 | 51.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 85.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.81° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.08° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.