The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 1970
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 PM
7:24 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 591
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 340.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 10.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.40° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.71° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.