The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 1952
Waning Crescent
34.3% 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
1:03 AM
3:49 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 365
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 262.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.60° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.28° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.