The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
10:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 17.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.73° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.00° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.