The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2158
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
7:24 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2910
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 284.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.74° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.16° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.80° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.