The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 1906
Waning Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
2:54 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -204
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 258.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.43° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.83° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.