The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 1904
Waxing Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
10:24 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -228
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 107.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 6.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.76° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.95° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.