The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 15, 2198
Waxing Gibbous
88.1% 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
6:19 PM
3:04 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3408
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 | 139.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.9° / 47.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.21° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.74° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| 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.