The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 14, 1983
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
8:45 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 746
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 134.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.17° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.13° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.