The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 1952
Waning Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
4:56 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 365
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 | 300.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 23.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.41° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / -6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.51° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.