The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 15, 1927
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
6:51 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 56
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.7° / 288.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -22.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.16° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.48° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.