The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 14, 2080
Waning Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
2:41 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1945
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 216.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.79° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.45° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.