The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 2119
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
12:20 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2431
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -12.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.92° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.77° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| 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.