The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 14, 1928
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
6:37 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 72
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 | 11.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 159.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 06m / -10.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.79° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.29° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.