The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 14, 2107
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
5:53 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2285
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 184.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / -0.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.28° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.96° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.