The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 PM
2:30 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2802
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.8° / 62.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.53° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.53° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.