The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 14, 2162
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2966
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.07° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.33° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.89° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.