The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 15, 1937
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
12:27 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 180
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 86.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 29m / -13.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.69° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.53° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.