The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 14, 2103
First Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
2:57 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2230
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 55.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 19.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.35° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.18° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.