The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 16, 1954
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
6:50 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 390
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.0° / 298.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.48° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.88° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.