The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 1969
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
10:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 576
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 | 22.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.64° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.94° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| 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.