The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 14, 1926
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
11:44 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 47
Events on this date
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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 Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.93° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.60° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.