The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 PM
3:35 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1157
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.5° / 38.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -17.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.66° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.32° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.