The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 14, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
6:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1228
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 | 152.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.4° / 0.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 57m / 5.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.31° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.39° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.