The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 14, 2082
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 PM
7:27 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1970
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 283.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -21.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.76° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.78° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.9° |
| 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.