The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 14, 1975
Waxing Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
11:24 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 647
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.28° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.96° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.