The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 2189
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
11:19 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3297
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 19m / 15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.85° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.49° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.