The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 2020
Waning Crescent
17.3% 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
2:48 AM
5:28 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1206
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 | 310.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 237.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.49° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.18° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.