The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 14, 2026
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
9:37 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1281
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.3° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 23.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.90° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.25° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.