The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 14, 1985
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
6:33 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 773
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 230.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 24.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.95° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.22° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.