The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2161
Last Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
2:09 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2950
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 266.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 12.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.44° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.25° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.