The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 2012
Waning Crescent
11.7% 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
3:12 AM
6:15 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1107
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 226.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.65° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / 1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.60° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.