The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 14, 2121
Waxing Crescent
8.5% 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
10:46 AM
8:15 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2459
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.97° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.42° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.