The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
6:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2471
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 164.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.3° / 355.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / 6.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.84° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.