The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 15, 2077
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
5:15 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1911
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 243.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.00° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.14° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.