The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 14, 1961
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
10:29 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 480
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 | 58.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.12° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.57° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.