The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 2074
Last Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
1:27 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1874
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 259.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 2.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.30° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.03° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.