The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2042
Waning Crescent
0.6% 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
5:11 AM
9:09 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1478
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 | 352.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.3° / 125.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.16° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.90° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.