The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 14, 1942
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
9:41 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 242
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 115.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 25m / 16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.46° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.58° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.