The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2087
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
7:12 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2035
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 | 190.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.2° / 301.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -14.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.47° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.05° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.