The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 15, 2032
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 PM
12:28 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1355
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 21m / -9.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.52° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.74° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.