The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2195
Waxing Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
1:19 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3368
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 68.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.48° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.22° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.