The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 15, 1994
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
12:10 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 885
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 87.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 02m / -9.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.91° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.35° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.