The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 14, 2073
Waxing Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
1:50 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1859
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 65.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.80° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.01° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.