The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 14, 2001
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
6:10 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 974
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 191.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 7.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.64° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.25° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.06° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.