The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 14, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
87.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
2:41 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.9%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1528
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 | 139.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.6° / 56.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.73° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.77° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.