The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 15, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
3:07 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3173
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 | 140.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.1° / 46.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -22.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.03° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.55° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.