The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 15, 2156
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
8:09 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2888
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 | 339.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.7° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 27.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.83° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.02° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.