The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 14, 2018
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
10:28 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1182
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.16° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.57° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.