The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 1936
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
7:32 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 167
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 | 335.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.5° / 187.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 23.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.17° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.87° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.