The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 2161
Waning Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
3:08 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2950
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 | 281.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 15.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.50° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.48° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.