The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 14, 2140
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
9:18 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2691
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 120.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 19.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.67° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.14° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.