The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 2028
Waning Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
2:57 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1305
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 | 278.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 266.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 54m / 17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.64° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / -6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.28° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.