The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 16, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
5:16 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 254
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 | 167.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.0° / 330.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -19.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.19° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.53° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.