The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 14, 2040
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
11:36 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1451
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 | 36.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.53° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / 0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.20° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.