The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 14, 1945
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 279
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / 7.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.81° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.40° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.