The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2187
Waxing Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
2:12 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3269
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 | 81.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 61.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 22.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.67° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.59° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.