The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
81.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 PM
3:02 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.9%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1494
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 129.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.2° / 48.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -13.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.76° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.44° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.65° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.