The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 1933
Waning Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
3:17 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 130
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 | 282.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.67° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.48° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.