The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
6:30 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1135
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 346.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 2.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -1.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.47° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.