The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 14, 1986
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
12:40 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 786
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 | 87.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -7.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.71° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.94° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| 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.