The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 14, 2158
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2916
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 | 270.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 273.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 21.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.54° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.15° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| 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.