The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
8:03 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1148
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 | 18.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 137.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -11.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.15° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.73° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.50° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.