The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 15, 2200
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
9:34 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3430
Events on this date
-
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 13.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.62° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.01° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.