The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2116
Waxing Crescent
35.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
12:09 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.4%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2394
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 | 72.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 27m / -0.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.35° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.66° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.62° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.