The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2092
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
3:53 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2097
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,000 km.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.6° / 25.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.64° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.34° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| 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.