The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 PM
1:32 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1961
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 | 118.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.9° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.57° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.97° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.