The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 14, 1917
Waning Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
4:34 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -68
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 261.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 23.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.19° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.06° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.