The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 14, 2059
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1692
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 | 92.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.3° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 46m / -26.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.61° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.18° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.88° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.