The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 15, 2013
First Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 PM
12:11 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1120
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 | 84.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 01m / -8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.51° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.18° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.55° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.