The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 15, 1955
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
5:23 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 402
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 247.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 22.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.57° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.18° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.