The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 15, 1985
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
7:33 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 773
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 | 332.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.6° / 201.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 26.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.33° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.47° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.