The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Waning Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 PM
10:09 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1132
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 280.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 34m / -5.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.25° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.82° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.