The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 14, 2151
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
5:56 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2823
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 179.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / -5.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.55° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.83° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.