The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 14, 1916
Waxing Gibbous
86.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 PM
3:53 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.0%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- -83
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.9° / 42.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 44m / 4.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.50° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.88° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.