The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 14, 1952
Waning Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 AM
3:53 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 368
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 240.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 9.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.53° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.70° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.