The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 14, 2156
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
7:17 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2888
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.8° / 220.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 28.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.26° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.77° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.