The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 2051
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
12:26 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1590
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -8.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.83° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.84° / 1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.16° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.