The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 14, 2055
Waning Crescent
40.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
3:31 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.5%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1642
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 263.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 19.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.38° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.67° / 1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.15° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.