The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
3:45 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2938
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 | 149.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.9° / 24.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.41° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.15° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.