The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
85.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
4:43 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.5%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2972
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 | 135.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 27.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 3.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.83° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.75° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.