The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 15, 1993
Waning Crescent
16.6% 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
2:35 AM
5:41 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 872
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 240.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.25° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.79° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.