The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 1969
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
10:04 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 576
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 | 11.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 107.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 22.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.71° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.19° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.