The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 14, 1954
Waxing Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
4:01 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 387
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 141.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 39.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 1.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.58° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.49° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.