The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 2105
Waxing Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
11:38 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2258
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / -3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.24° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.10° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.83° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.