The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 14, 2162
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
8:28 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2960
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 138.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 11.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.16° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.67° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 178.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.