The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 16, 1956
Waxing Gibbous
68.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 PM
1:22 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 415
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 | 111.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 77.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 49m / -18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.32° / -1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.62° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.52° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.