The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 16, 2096
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
6:24 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2146
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,800 km.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 232.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 23.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.06° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.19° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.