The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 1987
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 801
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.82° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.51° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.