The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 14, 1951
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
2:15 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 350
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 61.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 25.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.82° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.48° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.