The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 14, 2157
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
1:29 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2898
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 27.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.48° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.27° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.83° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.