The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 2042
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
8:19 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1478
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 | 340.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.6° / 165.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 28.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.71° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.65° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.