The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 14, 1949
Last Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 PM
1:58 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 331
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 290.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.45° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.97° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.61° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.