The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Waning Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
3:26 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1206
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 251.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 11.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.16° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.71° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.