The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 2139
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2681
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 275.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 23.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.36° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.32° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.34° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.