The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2053
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
9:39 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1615
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 | 13.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 15.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.96° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.62° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.