The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 14, 2140
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
8:44 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2694
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.43° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.60° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.