The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
7:19 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1008
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.5° / 212.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 26.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.78° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.03° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.