The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
3:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1528
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 | 151.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.9° / 23.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -26.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.03° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.57° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.