The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
79.8% 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
5:25 PM
2:00 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.8%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2233
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 70.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.17° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.54° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.