The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2059
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
12:25 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1689
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 | 76.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.7° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 46m / -1.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.03° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.57° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.