The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 2140
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
10:19 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2691
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 | 29.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 10.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.78° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.35° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.