The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2183
Waning Crescent
9.4% 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
3:49 AM
6:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3222
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 | 324.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.8° / 211.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.88° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.17° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| 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.