The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Waning Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
4:27 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1206
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 | 299.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 246.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 15.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.22° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.94° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.