The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 16, 2001
Waning Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
4:53 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 971
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 | 304.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 16.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.64° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.43° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.36° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.