The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 14, 2147
Waning Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 PM
1:09 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2780
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 248.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 284.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.90° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.38° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.74° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.