The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 14, 2005
Waxing Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
1:40 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1018
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 | 68.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 65.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 28.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.50° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.66° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.