The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
84.6% 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
5:57 PM
2:31 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2468
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 | 133.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.2° / 61.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -23.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.71° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.72° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.