The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 16, 2000
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
6:13 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 959
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 7:57 AM, is deepest at 9:55 AM and ends at 11:53 AM. Totality lasts from 9:01 AM to 10:49 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 | 180.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.5° / 303.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.35° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.86° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| 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.