The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Waning Crescent
40.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
3:51 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.3%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1271
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 | 281.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 266.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.90° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.10° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.