The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 PM
1:12 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1491
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 | 107.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.52° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.55° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.