The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2181
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
10:03 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3195
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 111.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 15.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.17° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / 1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.62° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.