The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2175
Waning Crescent
35.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
1:57 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.5%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3120
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 | 286.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 224.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.59° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.91° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.09° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.