The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 14, 2012
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
6:12 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1110
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 170.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 32m / -7.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.25° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.52° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.9° |
| 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.