The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 14, 2179
First Quarter
46.2% 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
12:20 PM
2:16 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3170
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 61.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.13° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / 4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.15° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.