The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 1998
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
12:46 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 934
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 | 257.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 264.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / 1.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.16° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.04° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.