The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
3:11 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1005
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 211.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -17.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.99° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.44° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.