The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 14, 2029
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
12:00 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1321
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.5° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 42m / -19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.07° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.07° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.94° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.