The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 14, 1953
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
8:41 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 375
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 139.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.43° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.17° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.