The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 14, 2172
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
11:06 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3083
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 240.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.50° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.01° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.