The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 16, 2156
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
8:52 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2888
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.4° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 26.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.21° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.27° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.