The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 2023
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
7:57 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1243
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 | 336.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.5° / 183.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 27.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.37° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.84° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.