The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
9:45 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1067
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 | 238.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 253.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.31° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.75° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.