The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2167
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
8:15 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3024
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 151.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.08° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.88° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.28° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.