The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 14, 2079
Waning Gibbous
80.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
12:26 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.4%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1939
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 | 232.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 301.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.06° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.29° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.