The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2037
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
11:09 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1417
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,300 km.
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 14.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.24° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.52° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.