The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 1934
Waxing Crescent
13.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
11:00 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.5%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 143
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 99.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 7.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.40° / -2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / 3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.66° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.