The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 14, 1909
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
6:22 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -163
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.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 167.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 37m / -6.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.68° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.10° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.