The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 2079
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 PM
7:22 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1936
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 | 197.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.4° / 282.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.57° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.43° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.