The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 2108
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 PM
12:39 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2295
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 24m / -7.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.13° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.99° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.