The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 15, 2039
Waning Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
4:18 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1441
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.92° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.52° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.