The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 2172
Waning Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
5:40 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3089
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 205.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 9.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.29° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.70° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.