The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 1923
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
10:04 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 7
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 110.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 14.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.34° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.15° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.