The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 14, 1999
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
6:30 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 943
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 172.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / -1.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.18° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.03° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.