The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 16, 2056
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
11:41 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1652
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 | 46.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 10.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.68° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.46° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.