The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 15, 2191
Waning Gibbous
63.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
10:51 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.6%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3318
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 254.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 241.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -28.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.03° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.83° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.