The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 2121
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
9:39 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2456
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.37° / -0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.44° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.