The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1135
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 270.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 16.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.74° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.85° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| 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.