The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
60.9% 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
4:04 PM
12:30 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2397
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.8° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.04° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.66° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.