The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 14, 2116
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
10:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2391
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 16.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.22° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / -0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.40° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.