The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 15, 1974
Waning Crescent
19.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
5:21 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 637
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 | 307.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 246.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 21.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.06° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.23° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.97° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.