The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 14, 1997
First Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
2:22 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 919
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 60.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 16.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.28° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.01° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.