The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 14, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 PM
4:59 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2270
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 344.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.73° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.75° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.