The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 15, 2055
Waning Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 AM
12:39 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1639
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 263.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / -0.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.38° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.21° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.