The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 2178
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
9:09 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3164
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 | 44.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 124.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -23.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.27° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.88° / 2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.19° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.