The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 14, 2023
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
6:55 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1246
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 38% of the Sun is covered at 1:07 PM.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 155.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -7.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.14° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.19° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.