The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2186
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
4:06 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3256
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 205.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -11.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.25° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.55° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.