The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 16, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
4:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1293
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.9° / 355.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 10m / -26.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.17° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.15° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.