The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 14, 2034
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
8:30 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1383
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 131.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -12.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.29° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.69° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.