The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 14, 1918
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -58
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 23.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.38° / 1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.40° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.16° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.