The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 14, 2154
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
10:15 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2861
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 108.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.62° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / -2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.98° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| 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.