The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 14, 2097
Waxing Crescent
7.1% 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
8:14 AM
11:19 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2156
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 97.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 20.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.28° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.99° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.