The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 15, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
4:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3074
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 | 157.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.0° / 357.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -26.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.95° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.95° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.