The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 14, 2072
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
9:20 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1853
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 03m / -15.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.67° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.44° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.07° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.