The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 14, 2115
Waning Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 AM
10:04 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2378
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 | 241.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 251.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 43m / -26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.18° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.58° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.