The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 1931
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
9:43 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 106
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 112.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 26.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.22° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.82° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.