The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 16, 1990
Waning Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
3:37 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 835
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 | 285.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 263.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 19.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.81° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / -6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.91° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.