The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 1908
Waning Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
11:52 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -176
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 301.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 22.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.12° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / 1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.12° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.