The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 16, 2040
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
12:35 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1454
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 | 81.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 05m / -2.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.10° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.15° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.