The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 10, 1915
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
7:11 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -93
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.1° / 219.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 27.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.53° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.78° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.