The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 15, 2061
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
8:23 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1713
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 | 340.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.6° / 162.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 28.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.52° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.46° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.