The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 1931
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
10:21 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 106
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.0° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.60° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.56° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.