The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 16, 1926
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
12:25 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 44
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 | 73.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 83.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 34m / 1.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.05° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.76° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.