The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 15, 2143
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 AM
10:48 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2728
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 | 40.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 5.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.92° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.71° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.