The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 15, 1960
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
1:53 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 464
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 6.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.28° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.42° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.65° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.