The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, July 16, 2063

Waning Gibbous

69.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
50°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
69.9%
Age
20.2 days
Distance
402,600 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
1738

Events on this date

  1. Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun246.66°
Phase angle66.54°
Illuminated fraction69.90%
Altitude / azimuth-0.0° / 272.9°
Right ascension / declination23h 00m / 2.45°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude0.87° / 2.30°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.22° / -2.66°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-70.81° / 1.04°
Position angle of the axis338.0°
Position angle of the bright limb65.6°
Apparent magnitude-10.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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