The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 2031
Waning Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
6:01 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1342
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.2° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 20.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.50° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.16° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.