The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
8:54 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1284
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 | 46.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.0° / 126.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -26.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.60° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.01° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.