The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 14, 1942
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
7:22 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 238
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 157.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 2.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.27° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.84° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.0° |
| 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.