The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2180
Waning Gibbous
64.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
11:24 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.3%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3182
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 | 253.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 249.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.83° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.58° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.