The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 1930
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 PM
10:38 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 93
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 270.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -8.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.34° / -3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / 4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.45° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.