The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 1905
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
4:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -216
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 9.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.74° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.64° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.