The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2156
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
3:17 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2885
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 | 301.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 215.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -13.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.60° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.51° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.