The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 1947
Waning Crescent
9.4% 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
3:19 AM
6:51 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 303
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.9° / 221.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.80° / 1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.84° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.