The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 16, 2083
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
10:04 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1986
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 04m / 16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.67° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.58° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.