The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 16, 2028
Waning Crescent
32.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 AM
4:01 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.7%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1305
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 | 290.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.13° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.75° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.51° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.