The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 1924
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
5:20 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 19
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 | 168.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.4° / 330.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.35° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.74° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.33° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.