The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2159
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
5:31 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2922
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 197.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / 0.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.57° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.39° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.