The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 14, 2148
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
8:17 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2793
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 133.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -10.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.83° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.26° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.