The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 1942
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
10:18 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 242
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 14.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.60° / -1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.33° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.