The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 14, 2078
Waxing Crescent
7.6% 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
8:21 AM
11:23 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1921
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 96.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.05° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.80° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.