The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 14, 2159
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
8:36 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2925
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.2° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 22.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.00° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.70° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.