The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 14, 2059
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
11:09 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1686
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.98° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.60° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.