The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 14, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 PM
4:33 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1964
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.4° / 21.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 12m / -4.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.03° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.07° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.