The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 14, 1956
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
12:14 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 415
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 07m / -11.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.73° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.63° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.96° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.