The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 1947
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
8:02 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 303
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 | 338.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.8° / 175.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 26.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.73° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.09° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.