The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 2061
New Moon
0.4% 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
5:19 AM
9:17 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1713
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 26.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.38° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.71° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.4° |
| 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.