The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2104
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 AM
3:54 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2245
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 260.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 19.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.13° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.29° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.