The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 15, 2188
Waning Gibbous
59.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
12:57 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.1%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3284
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 262.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 0.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.62° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.44° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.