The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 15, 2151
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
10:49 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2827
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 | 23.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.35° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.38° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.