The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2173
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3096
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 | 39.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 25.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.17° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.93° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.