The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 1961
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
10:43 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 477
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 13.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.16° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.51° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.