The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 1941
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 AM
2:12 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 229
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 259.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 7.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.29° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.06° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.