The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 15, 1971
Last Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
2:38 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 600
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 | 275.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 266.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 15.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.13° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.86° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.