The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 16, 2145
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
6:17 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2752
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 214.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.54° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.78° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.