The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 14, 2174
Waning Gibbous
79.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
12:41 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.0%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3114
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 301.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 27.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.93° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.93° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.