The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 16, 2175
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
8:22 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3123
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 | 342.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.2° / 156.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 27.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.56° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.84° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.