The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 14, 1920
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
8:35 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -27
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 130.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -16.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.03° / 1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / -1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.12° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.