The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 16, 2102
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
9:49 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2221
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.24° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.01° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.