The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 1964
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
1:07 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 514
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 78.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 44m / -5.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.13° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.14° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.