The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 14, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 PM
6:21 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1933
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.7° / 348.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 30m / -0.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.31° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.21° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.2° |
| 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.