The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 14, 2198
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
7:18 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3411
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 342.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 10.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.39° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.85° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.