The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 14, 1977
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
7:34 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 674
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 | 341.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 170.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.10° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.88° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.