The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 14, 2013
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1117
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 20.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.83° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.93° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.34° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.