The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 14, 2102
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
5:22 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2217
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 197.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -1.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.16° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.97° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.