The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 2054
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% 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
6:29 PM
3:51 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1627
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 | 145.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.9° / 29.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.81° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.96° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.