The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 2183
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
12:48 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3219
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 240.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -16.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.78° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.24° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.47° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.