The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2121
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
10:05 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2456
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 | 22.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.56° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.19° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.