The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 14, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
3:30 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 254
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 | 140.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.9° / 39.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.55° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.91° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.