The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2172
Last Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
12:16 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3083
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 232.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.56° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.20° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.