The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 15, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
5:12 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1429
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 | 169.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.9° / 322.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -23.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.74° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.95° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.