The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 14, 1909
Waning Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
12:31 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -170
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.27° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.03° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.13° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.