The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 14, 1955
Waning Crescent
30.1% 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
1:24 AM
4:12 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 402
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 | 293.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 257.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.13° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.95° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.