The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 16, 1912
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
9:59 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -129
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
-
Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 109.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.51° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.61° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.