The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Last Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
2:25 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1070
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 268.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.41° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.36° / -6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.48° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| 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.