The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 1924
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
6:24 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 19
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.0° / 305.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.21° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.14° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 33.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.