The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 14, 1956
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
11:26 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 412
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 21.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.50° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.05° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.