The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 14, 2017
Waning Gibbous
89.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
9:07 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1166
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 275.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.76° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.16° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.