The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 2026
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
10:42 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 31.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.20° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / -0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.75° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.