The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 14, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
6:33 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2304
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 169.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.0° / 337.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 55m / -3.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.18° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.16° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.