The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 14, 2102
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
8:02 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2224
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 | 30.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 135.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.31° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.23° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.