The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 2087
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 PM
6:11 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2035
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.9° / 313.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.51° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.86° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.