The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 14, 2180
Last Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
2:01 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3185
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 266.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 11.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.56° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.85° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.83° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.