The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 14, 1973
Waning Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
10:39 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 628
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 312.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 21.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.54° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.26° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.