The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Last Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
12:08 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1203
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 237.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.77° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.15° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.