The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 15, 2184
Waxing Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
12:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3232
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 | 64.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.96° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.95° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.46° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.