The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 14, 2069
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
6:35 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1815
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 162.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 58m / -7.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.42° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / 2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.75° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.