The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 14, 2051
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1587
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 18.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.04° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.97° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.93° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.