The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 2166
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 PM
8:49 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3012
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 | 211.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 281.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.63° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / 0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.61° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.