The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 16, 1961
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
11:14 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 477
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 10.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.93° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / -0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.27° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.