The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 14, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 PM
4:09 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 622
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.0° / 36.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / -0.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.94° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.71° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.