The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 14, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
64.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
12:53 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.9%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1457
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 | 107.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.7° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.19° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.52° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.