The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 14, 1974
Waning Crescent
29.4% 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
1:30 AM
4:14 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 637
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 | 294.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.35° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.91° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.73° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.