The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 14, 1934
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
8:20 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 140
Events on this date
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Mars 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 | 8.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 146.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 17.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.80° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.98° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.