The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 16, 2012
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
7:03 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1107
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 | 331.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.4° / 198.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.68° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.85° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.