The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2139
Waning Gibbous
82.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 PM
10:29 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.7%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2678
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,500 km.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 278.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -4.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.03° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.37° / -3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.40° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.