The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 2177
Waning Gibbous
93.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 PM
7:50 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.6%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3145
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 | 209.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 275.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -23.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.26° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.59° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.