The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 1987
Waning Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 798
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 | 242.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -2.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.37° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.62° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.