The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 14, 1931
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
4:06 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 102
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 211.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -7.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.29° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / 3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.85° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.