The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 14, 1974
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
6:09 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 640
Events on this date
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Mars 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 | 348.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 170.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 28m / -7.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.57° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.92° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.