The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
6:07 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1209
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 | 329.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 192.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 8.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.32° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.87° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.