The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 14, 2023
Waning Crescent
9.1% 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
3:12 AM
7:00 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1243
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 | 325.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.0° / 224.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 26.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.03° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.59° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.