The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2161
Waning Gibbous
67.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
11:03 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.5%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2947
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 | 249.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.69° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.96° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.77° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.