The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 2045
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
10:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1516
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,600 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 107.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.98° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.20° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.