The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 2118
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
7:55 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2418
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 | 335.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 78.2° / 189.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 28.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.17° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.62° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.