The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 14, 2196
Waning Gibbous
83.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
10:26 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.5%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3383
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 280.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -3.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.03° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.60° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.