The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2170
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
7:35 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3058
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 | 351.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 153.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 3.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.55° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.89° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.