The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 15, 2184
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
12:56 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3235
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 34m / -5.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.86° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.98° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.