The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 14, 2040
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1454
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 58.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 87.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 8.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.03° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.61° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.