The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 14, 2016
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
2:47 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1154
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 56.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.14° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.23° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.23° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.