The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 2172
Waning Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
5:50 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3086
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 | 311.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 245.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 24.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.46° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.94° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.