The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 14, 2005
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
12:42 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1021
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 | 90.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 83.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 23m / -9.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.63° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.59° / 0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.13° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.