The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 14, 2123
Waning Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2477
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 267.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -22.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.91° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.00° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.