The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 2170
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
10:46 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3062
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 | 22.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.90° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.55° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.