The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
5:53 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1194
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 4:01 PM, is deepest at 5:30 PM and ends at 7:00 PM. 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 | 177.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.5° / 307.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.19° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.56° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| 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.