The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 14, 1940
Waxing Crescent
40.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
12:36 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 214
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.73° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.73° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.