The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 14, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
80.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
2:17 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.9%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3173
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 64.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.34° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.75° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.