The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 14, 2068
Waning Gibbous
82.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
11:48 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.7%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1803
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 | 229.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 299.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.38° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / 2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.04° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.