The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 2181
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
10:51 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3198
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 5.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.87° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.08° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.