The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 14, 2017
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
4:21 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1172
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 | 297.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 244.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.10° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.75° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.