The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 14, 2151
Waxing Crescent
0.7% 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
6:39 AM
10:04 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2827
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.16° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / -4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.63° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.