The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 16, 1985
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
8:29 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 773
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 | 343.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.5° / 151.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 27.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.00° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.72° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.