The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 14, 2170
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
10:24 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3065
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 | 63.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.34° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.22° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.53° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.