The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 14, 1923
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
9:22 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 7
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 120.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.96° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.40° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.