The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 14, 2151
Waxing Crescent
24.1% 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
12:45 PM
10:04 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2830
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 | 58.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 115.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -24.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.66° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.34° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.