The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 2189
Waxing Crescent
28.3% 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
1:21 PM
10:24 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3300
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 113.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -26.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.94° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.73° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.