The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 1966
Waning Crescent
3.3% 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
4:13 AM
8:09 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 538
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.3° / 170.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 26.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.10° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.90° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.