The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 16, 2068
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 PM
8:10 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1800
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.49° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.44° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.