The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 1958
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
7:56 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 439
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 | 346.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.70° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.32° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.