The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 16, 1923
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
10:44 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 7
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 | 32.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 11.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.91° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.90° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| 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.