The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 2107
Waning Crescent
18.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
5:16 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.5%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2282
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 | 309.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 237.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.80° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.59° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.16° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.