The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Waning Crescent
2.3% 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
5:06 AM
7:44 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1144
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 | 343.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.3° / 163.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.32° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.26° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.