The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 14, 1901
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
7:02 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -262
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -16.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.13° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.43° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.