The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 14, 2164
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
6:16 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2990
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 175.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 16m / -1.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.11° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.39° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.