The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 15, 1912
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
9:26 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -129
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 | 16.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 118.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.38° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.86° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.