The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 1932
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 PM
4:23 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 118
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 | 164.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.6° / 329.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -28.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.97° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.74° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.