The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 2068
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
6:58 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1800
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 | 187.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.4° / 302.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.84° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.25° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 48.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.