The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 2105
Waxing Crescent
34.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
11:25 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.8%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2261
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 | 72.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 14m / -20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.36° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / -3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.11° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.