The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 1936
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
6:38 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 167
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 226.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.35° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.50° / -1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.62° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.