The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 16, 1982
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
4:41 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 736
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 | 302.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 242.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 15.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.36° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.57° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.