The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 14, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
5:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3040
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.8° / 7.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -6.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.17° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.83° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.