The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 14, 2091
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
8:39 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2088
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.59° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.48° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.