The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 14, 2161
Waning Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
10:05 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2947
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 257.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.68° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.59° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.