The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 14, 1920
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
7:49 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -31
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.4° / 163.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 19.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.02° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.57° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.71° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.