The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 2186
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
8:16 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3259
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 152.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.84° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.08° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.