The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 16, 2023
Waning Crescent
1.3% 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
4:47 AM
8:47 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1243
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 | 347.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.0° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 27.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.58° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.09° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.