The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 1928
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
8:03 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 68
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 | 339.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.2° / 172.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 25.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.23° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.29° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.