The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 14, 1956
Waxing Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
2:40 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 418
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 | 121.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.4° / 56.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -9.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.76° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.91° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.