The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 14, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
6:32 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1698
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 341.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -2.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.22° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.81° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.