The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 1939
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
7:47 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 204
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 164.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 18.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.35° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.51° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.