The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 1973
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
6:20 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 625
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:47 AM, is deepest at 7:38 AM and ends at 8:29 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.0° / 304.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 46m / -19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.87° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 39.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.