The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 14, 1980
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
6:45 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 708
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 174.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 3.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.52° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.97° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 33.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.