The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 14, 1976
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
9:36 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 662
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 | 218.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 283.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -6.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.75° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.22° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.